Background: I was married from August 2013 to August 2016. In October 2013 my exwife started an Etsy business and used my PayPal account to process payments. During our marriage we never combined finances and filed taxes as married filing separately (or so I thought).
The issue: Apparently my exwife never updated the personal information on the account like she said she did and the account was still connected to my social security number. Long story short, I recieved a bill from the IRS yesterday stating that I owe just over $10k in taxes for 2015 as well as self employment taxes for the money "I" made via PayPal.
FWIW, I never saw any tax forms from PayPal. My Exwife said she had taken care of her taxes and like I said, we never filed together or combined finances so I had no way of knowing.
Has anyone ever dealt with a situation like this before? Is there a way to transfer this to my ex wife (who I am assuming just never payed her taxes)? Where do I start? Should I call the IRS directly? Right now I am preparing to call my divorce attorney and see if he can refer me to a tax attorney.
Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide.
Submitted June 15, 2017 at 09:40AM by GODDAMN_FARM_SHAMAN http://ift.tt/2s4QTmZ
